LSU is in the college football playoff for the first time ever. The Tigers are the number one seed and they’ll play Oklahoma in a national semifinal game in Atlanta on December 28. LSU Coach Ed Orgeron says getting into the playoff is an accomplishment, but it’s not the final destination
The number one seed has yet to win the C-F-P in five years.
Members of the LSU Board of Supervisors express concern that a new A-C-T policy allowing students to retake specific sections of the test is economically discriminatory. Board member Remy Starns says many kids from poor families don’t have the luxury of constantly retaking the vital college admissions test.
The House Judiciary Committee meets again this morning to review articles of impeachment drafted this weekend by Democrats. Impeachment proceedings are beginning to move quickly, and Judiciary Committee member and Benton Congressman Mike Johnson says Republicans are being kept out of the loop on what to expect today, so no one is really sure how Democrats will approach crafting the articles.
New Orleans Democratic Congressman Cedric Richmond also sits on the committee.
Work to widen and improve I-12 between US 190 and LA 59 begins in the upcoming weeks. DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson says while funding for the initial two phases is coming from both St. Tammany Parish and the state, much of the funding is federal grant money.
Cut 8 (12) “…competitive and successful.”
The first phase is estimated to cost $55 million, while phase two is estimated to cost $38 million.